CVE-2024-8289

MultiVendorX – The Ultimate WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution <= 4.2.0 - Missing Authorization to Limited Vendor Privilege Escalation/Account Takeover

Description

The MultiVendorX – The Ultimate WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation/de-escalation and account takeover due to an insufficient capability check on the update_item_permissions_check and create_item_permissions_check functions in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change the password of any user with the vendor role, create new users with the vendor role, and demote other users like administrators to the vendor role.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 7.53% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory wordfence.com
Affected: wcmp MultiVendorX – The Ultimate WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a85fbaff-d566-4ed2-8943-c174e0c4d2d8?source=cve third party advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dc-woocommerce-multi-vendor/tags/4.2.0/api/class-mvx-rest-vendors-controller.php#L705 product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dc-woocommerce-multi-vendor/tags/4.2.0/api/class-mvx-rest-vendors-controller.php#L641 product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dc-woocommerce-multi-vendor/tags/4.2.0/api/class-mvx-rest-vendors-controller.php#L382 product
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dc-woocommerce-multi-vendor/trunk/api/class-mvx-rest-vendors-controller.php?rev=3145638 product

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-8289?
CVE-2024-8289 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-8289?
To fix CVE-2024-8289, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-8289 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2024-8289 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-8289?
CVE-2024-8289 affects wcmp MultiVendorX – The Ultimate WooCommerce Multivendor Marketplace Solution.
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